Industrial Management/Management Information Systems, BSIM

About the Program

Industrial Management students combine rigorous courses from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the Krannert management core to produce strong analytic and technical skills with a business mindset. A dedication to life-long learning - new processes, new technologies, new ways of managing talent and resources - is a hallmark of an Industrial Management major. Specialties range from data analytics to supply chain management to financial engineering.

Industrial Management students are multi-talented. With a specialized business focus, students can forecast company growth and talk numbers in the board room as well as solve logistical problems in business operations. This flexibility has allowed Industrial Management majors to enjoy faster upward mobility within organizations than most other business majors.

Many Industrial Management graduates begin their careers in corporate leadership development rotational programs, where they gain additional business and technical knowledge. Others start their careers as technical consultants, supply chain analysts, strategic sourcing analysts or software business analysts.

Data analytics is an exciting new concentration that offers Industrial Management students the opportunity to develop the skills of programming with Python, building spread sheet models of uncertain investment projects, acquiring the tools for data mining and building predictive models. This is an incredibly powerful concentration that truly sets a student apart in terms of career prospects.

* Management Admissions Index (MAI) Core

To be admitted into Upper Division, students who have completed all courses in the MAI must have at least a 2.65 MAI GPA and a 2.40 cumulative GPA, have a C- or higher in all MAI and required School of Management courses, and may not be on academic probation.

University Policy states students may only attempt a course 3 times and grades of W or WF are included in this limit. Per the School of Management, no more than three different MAI courses, or their equivalents, may be taken two times for a grade.

Students are responsible for consulting their advisor about re-take options available to them.

Complete 7-8 hours of Chemistry and/or Physics with a C- or higher prior to admission to Upper Division Industrial Management.